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“Sun in a box” would store renewable energy for the grid
MIT engineers have come up with a conceptual design for a system to store renewable energy,...
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3 Questions: Catherine Nikiel on tackling global climate change at the regional scale
November 28, 2018Global climate change is a serious concern for the future of our entire planet. However, the...
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Accelerating 3-D printing
November 28, 2018Recent work from an MIT lab may help 3-D printing fulfill its long-standing promise to transform...
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Burning Indonesian peat causes haze in Singapore
November 20, 2018Every several years, a series of climatic changes called an El Niño affects the Pacific Ocean...
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Explaining the plummeting cost of solar power
November 19, 2018The dramatic drop in the cost of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules, which has fallen by 99...
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Highlighting new research opportunities in civil and environmental engineering
November 6, 2018On October 18, alumni, postdocs, graduate students, and professors gathered at the Department of Civil and...
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Study: Impact of mercury-controlling policies shrinks with every five-year delay
October 31, 2018Mercury is an incredibly stubborn toxin. Once it is emitted from the smokestacks of coal-fired power...
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Harnessing the power of sustainable energy
October 31, 2018Energy production can be expensive, or inefficient, or toxic to the environment — or some unfortunate...
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